Poor people in the developing world have a right to medicine
Blog / 22nd November 2023People should not die because of their income or where they were born. We must have the courage to stand up to the pharmaceutical industry, writes Bernie Sanders.
UN rapporteur on extreme poverty: ‘UK policies continue to inflict misery’
Blog / 10th November 2023UK government policies continue to entrench poverty and inflict unnecessary misery on millions of people, says Just Fair director Jess McQuail and UN’s Olivier De Schutter.
Hunger emergencies at risk of going forgotten amid crisis in Palestine
Blog / 3rd November 2023The latest Hunger Hotspots report provides a telling reminder of critical humanitarian emergencies that risk falling under the radar while the world’s attention is on the conflict in Israel and Palestine.
#CeasefireNow: Open Call for an Immediate Ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and Israel
Blog / 20th October 2023STWR joins 300 organisations from 50 countries calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Israel to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe and further loss of innocent lives.
It’s a poverty emergency and we must act
Blog / 20th October 2023Lives cut short by poverty and low-wealth is a moral indictment of a society that is abandoning millions amid abundance. This crisis requires an emergency response, writes Rev. William Barber and Rev. Liz Theoharis for Common Dreams.